Learn about derivatives with iMinds Money´s insightful fast-knowledge series. In economics, a derivative is defined as a financial instrument or an ´´agreement” between two parties that is based on an ´´underlying” and generally tangible asset, such as a stock or a commodity. For example, during the process of purchase there is a financial exchange for what is essentially a material benefit or instrument. Therefore, a derivative merely ´´derives” its value from this underlying asset which is of true material value. Financial investors use derivatives as a means of leverage in what is known as the derivative market. An example of a common form of derivative is that of a customer who walks into a store and purchases a cigar in exchange for money. In this case, the exchange is complete and both parties hold tangible items. However, if the customer had phoned the dealer in advance, requesting the cigar be held for two hours until he/ she arrived and the retailer agrees, then a derivative is created. The agreement is simply derived from a proposed exchange, that they will trade money for cigar in two hours, not now. iMinds will hone your financial knowledge with its insightful series looking at topics related to Money, Investment and Finance... whether an amateur or specialist in the field, iMinds targeted fast knowledge series will whet your mental appetite and broaden your mind.iMinds unique fast-learning modules as seen in the Financial Times, Wired, Vogue, Robb Report, Sky News, LA Times, Mashable and many others... the future of general knowledge acquisition. 1. Language: English. Narrator: Emily Sophie Knapp. Audio sample: http://samples.audible.de/bk/imnd/000202/bk_imnd_000202_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

Options trading and the derivate market have scary connotations behind them, but at their core they are designed to benefit investors looking for security and stability in the stock market. Have you invested in the market but never quite seem to pull ahead? Are you worried about losing your hard earned savings? Have you looked back and said ´´I knew I should have acted on that six months ago´´? Whether you have been using options trading for years or if you have never bought or sold a call or a put, you will find invaluable information in this book that will help you reap greater profits and minimize risk. Option trading and derivatives exist to help investors by offloading risk, but the truly effective way to use options and derivatives is difficult, complicated, and hard to make any sense of. This book will explain to you to you from the basic strategies every investor should know, to the high level advanced strategies that earn investors consistent profits. You don´t need to be afraid of the stock market, commodities, or any financial exchange. You can be using options trading to insulate yourself from volatile markets and to reap benefits from any type of stock. Whether you´re bullish on a stock, or think it will flatline for the next six months, this book will teach you how to read each situation and to reap the most rewards. Come and start the next step to becoming a better investor and earning the financial freedom you deserve. 1. Language: English. Narrator: Harry Roger Williams, III. Audio sample: http://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/076988/bk_acx0_076988_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

In 2006, hedge-fund manager John Paulson realized something few others suspected: that the housing market and the value of subprime mortgages were grossly inflated and headed for a major fall. Paulson´s background was in mergers and acquisitions, however, and he knew little about real estate or how to wager against housing. He had spent his career as an also-ran on Wall Street. But Paulson was convinced this was his chance to make his mark. He just wasn´t sure how to do it. Colleagues at investment banks scoffed at him, and investors dismissed him. Even pros skeptical about housing shied away from the complicated derivative investments that Paulson was just learning about. But Paulson and a handful of renegade investors, such as Jeffrey Greene and Michael Burry, began to bet heavily against risky mortgages and precarious financial companies. Timing is everything, though. Initially, Paulson and the others lost tens of millions of dollars as real estate and stocks continued to soar. Rather than back down, however, Paulson redoubled his bets, putting his hedge fund and his reputation on the line. In the summer of 2007, the markets began to implode, bringing Paulson early profits, but also sparking efforts to rescue real estate and derail him. By year´s end, though, John Paulson had pulled off the greatest trade in financial history, earning more than $15 billion for his firm - a figure that dwarfed George Soros´s billion-dollar currency trade in 1992. Paulson made billions more in 2008 by transforming his gutsy move. Some of the underdog investors who attempted the daring trade also reaped fortunes. But others who got the timing wrong met devastating failure, discovering that being early and right wasn´t nearly enough. Written by the prize-winning reporter who broke the story in The Wall Street Journal, The Greatest Trade Ever is a superbly written, fast-paced, behind-the-scenes narrative of how a contrarian foresaw an escal... 1. Language: English. Narrator: Marc Cashman. Audio sample: http://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/002083/bk_rand_002083_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.